From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jun 7 14:30:49 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1FD1816BC88 for ; Wed, 7 Jun 2006 12:40:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AD5D743D45 for ; Wed, 7 Jun 2006 12:40:36 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k57CeaMj024011 for ; Wed, 7 Jun 2006 12:40:36 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.4/8.13.4/Submit) id k57Cea8t024010; Wed, 7 Jun 2006 12:40:36 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2006 12:40:36 GMT Message-Id: <200606071240.k57Cea8t024010@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org From: Giorgos Keramidas Cc: Subject: Re: docs/35943: at(1) config files are misplaced in /var/at/ X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Giorgos Keramidas List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2006 14:30:53 -0000 The following reply was made to PR docs/35943; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Giorgos Keramidas To: Tom Rhodes Cc: bug-followup@freebsd.org, swear@blarg.net Subject: Re: docs/35943: at(1) config files are misplaced in /var/at/ Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2006 14:46:58 +0300 On 2006-06-07 01:23, Tom Rhodes wrote: > Hi, > > Gary states: at(1) should look in /etc for the files. > Giorgos states: Not a bad idea, but it should be backwords compat. I don't know how many people use at(1), but I do all the time. If we change the place where its files are kept, then it should be done with a big fat warning in src/UPDATING; that's all. > I say: > > If we are going to do something like this, I'd like to see the > following requirements met: > > 1: We do add support for at least both file locations and > wrap the old one in BURN_BRIDGES. > > 2: Follow the POSIX example and drop the files in /usr/lib/cron > instead of /etc. Linux drops them in /etc. Solaris and > POSIX looks for them in /usr/lib/cron. I'd prefer to follow > POSIX and Solaris here. POSIX is fine and a good goal, but I think the BSDs tend to pick the ``BSD way'' when there is an important conflict. I don't remember the exact email message where I read this, but people more experienced with the topic -- whose opinion I trust better than mine a lot of the time -- like Bruce Evans, are in a better position to make the choise :) - Giorgos